Question

Assess India’s relations with China from a friendly note after freedom to the Chinese invasion in 1962.

Answer 1

1. Both countries became free at the same time, and for a short time, China accepted the Panchsheel, and the Hindi-Chini Bhai-Bhai slogan became popular.
2. Both countries faced problems soon after they became independent, following China’s takeover of Tibet in 1950. In 1962, China and India also fought over their conflicting claims to land in Arunachal Pradesh and the Akasi Chin region of Ladakh.
3. People in India thought that China’s military ties with Bangladesh and Myanmar were bad for India’s interests in South Asia.
4. Until 1976, the two countries’ diplomatic relations were not as good. After that, relations between the two countries gradually improved as China’s approach became more practical and less ideological.